The full BCIS Facilities Management Quarterly briefing: Maintenance, cleaning and energy is published in the Briefing section, as part of BCIS OpX
Published: 26/01/2026
BCIS produces five-year construction industry forecasts, covering projected costs and output, and examining the latest construction market trends.
The quarterly BCIS maintenance, cleaning and energy briefing is a building maintenance market report. It presents our view of construction repair and maintenance output, and private and public sector building maintenance, cleaning and energy costs, against the backdrop of the wider economic background.
The full briefing is available to subscribers of BCIS OpX.
BCIS maintenance, cleaning and energy forecast: 3Q2025 – 3Q2030
Maintenance costs, as measured by the BCIS All-in Maintenance Cost Indices, are set to rise 15% over the five years to 3Q2030, according to our latest forecast data. Cleaning costs are expected to rise by 23% over the same period, largely driven by increasing labour costs, while energy costs are forecast to decline by around 25% between 2025 and 2030.
Dr David Crosthwaite, chief economist at BCIS, said: ‘The UK economy continues to experience uneven and sluggish growth, with challenging business conditions constraining activity across the repair and maintenance sector. Ongoing uncertainty around budgets and investment decisions, combined with persistently high inflation and fragile business confidence, is limiting growth to modest levels.
‘Labour costs remain the dominant driver of both maintenance and cleaning cost inflation. While there are signs that wider inflationary pressures may ease, funding constraints mean cost control remains a key challenge for facility managers.’
Repair and maintenance (R&M) output is forecast to increase by 9% between 2025 and 2030, having increased by an expected 1.4% in 2025.
Dr Crosthwaite said: ‘While the R&M sector continues to provide a degree of stability, growth is expected to remain modest. Organisations are prioritising essential maintenance rather than discretionary spending, reflecting both funding constraints and economic uncertainty.’
The full details of the five-year forecast are available in BCIS OpX.
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Quarterly updates to forecasts are published for maintenance, cleaning and energy, building, and infrastructure, while an annual update is published for the economic significance of maintenance. Non-subscribers can access the previous year’s economic significance of maintenance report to find out more about its coverage.
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